This is the terrifying moment a young child was hit by a car travelling at 30mph as he crossed the road on his scooter.

The horrifying incident, believed to have taken place in Southampton last month, was captured on a dashcam in the car travelling behind.

It shows the scene unfold as a mother tries to get her three children across the road. Moving onto a traffic island, the mother tries to grab the kids and manages to get hold of one small child who tries to dart into the road.

But the boy on the scooter keeps going forward and, to an audible gasp recorded on the dashcam, smacks into the side of a passing car.

The child was not injured in the incident

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The driver immediately slams on the brakes and gets out to make sure the child is alright.

Luckily, he appears to be just a little bit shaken as his mum rushes onto the street and carries him onto the pavement. A neighbour then rushes over to lead the other two shaken boys to safety from the traffic island.

One YouTube user said: "Lucky the child was wearing protection or it could of been a lot worse and the driver wasn't speeding just goes to show you how quickly thing can go wrong."